It didn't last more than three or four seconds, but it felt like forever as I saw the readout go from 100 feet above ground level to 80 feet and then 60 feet before showing a rapid increase in altitude, indicating we were now flying away from the rising terrain. Operating in poor weather at relatively low altitude and with rising terrain on either side of the aircraft, it simply isn't reasonable that the pilot intentionally entered an extremely high rate of descent at high speed during a course reversal (a rapid about-face in direction of flight).Based on all of these data points and my extensive experience flying helicopters in marginal weather conditions, all factors seem to indicate the pilot inadvertently entered IMC, then executed a sharp turn in an attempt to return to VMC conditions, shortly before crashing. The main wreckage was in the front yard. Following the recovery of the components, typically the airframe is Without any help from the cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder (FDR) "black boxes," the NTSB investigation will have to rely on data collected external to the aircraft, including air traffic control voice and radar recordings. Welcome to Lake Ozark Helicopters Welcome to Lake Ozark Helicopters Welcome to Lake Ozark Helicopters. By definition, in order to fly instrument approaches, you have to be on an IFR flight plan, so we filed the flight plan, took off, and headed up to Point Mugu. It is very common for helicopters to only operate in VMC conditions, on a VFR flight plan. Three weeks ago, it likely happened to the helicopter carrying retired NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight other people. With that said, it is possible that the helicopter suffered a dual engine failure without it being a catastrophic failure. So, before I get to my own story of experiencing a very similar situation while What started out as a routine helicopter flight two weeks ago from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, to Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, ended in tragedy when the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California. At the same time, I saw a solid wall of clouds ahead of us.Since we were on an instrument approach and on an IFR flight plan, there was no problem flying into the cloud, but I had not done the IMC checklist. That flight ended in tragedy with the death of all aboard. I did not acknowledge the transmission as I was already executing the turn and wanted my total concentration on completing a high angle of bank turn at maximum power in total IMC conditions. The aircraft toppled on to its side as it came down near … While the external data collected from air traffic control radar and radio logs helps, it does not record the multiple, minute details only available from data collection internal to the aircraft, such as pitch and roll attitude, power setting, control inputs, and much more.
The National Basketball Association said Tuesday night's Los Angeles Lakers game versus the Los Angeles Clippers has been postponed following the helicopter crash … This would have been the easiest option in terms of control inputs and aerodynamics. These are external links and will open in a new windowA helicopter pilot and three passengers escaped serious injury when it was forced to make an emergency landing in a field.The aircraft toppled on to its side as it came down near Herne Bay, Kent, at about 10:10 BST.One man was treated for minor injuries at the scene near Thanet Way, the South East Coast Ambulance Service said.Kent Police said the Air Accidents Investigation Branch had been informed of the crash.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesThe Scottish government u-turn follows an outcry over the downgrading of 125,000 results.